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distinctive image used as a symbol, traditionally embodied as a piece of fabric
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Summary

flag ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,960 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • flag is made of cloth[2].
  • flag is a type of flag or coat of arms[3].
  • flag is a type of signalling device[4].
  • flag is used for signalling device[5].
  • flag's Commons category is recorded as Flags[6].
  • flag's Unicode character is recorded as 🏴󠁦󠁲󠁲󠁥󠁿[7].
  • flag's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Flags[8].
  • flag's Commons gallery is recorded as Flag[9].
  • flag's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[10].
  • flag's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[11].
  • flag's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • flag's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[13].
  • flag's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • flag's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • flag's described by source is recorded as Diccionario del español de México[16].
  • flag's described by source is recorded as The World Encyclopedia of Flags[17].
  • flag's shape is recorded as rectangle[18].
  • flag's shape is recorded as triangle[19].
  • flag's shape is recorded as square[20].
  • flag's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox flag[21].
  • flag's main Wikidata property is recorded as P41[22].
  • flag's main Wikidata property is recorded as P163[23].
  • flag's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Flag[24].
  • flag's equivalent class is recorded as https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang=OWL&term=Flag[25].
  • flag's different from is recorded as flag[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include flag or coat of arms[3] and signalling device[4].

Use and Application

flag is used for signalling device[5].

Influence

Things named for flag include pride flag[27].

Why It Matters

flag ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,960 views/month).[1] flag has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] flag is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for flag include pride flag[27].

Related Entities

flag of Cuba flag of Malaysia Flags of Rijeka Maykop Rágol vexillology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Flag, https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang=OWL&term=Flag"
  2. 22d ago · Peter F. Patel-Schneider · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → flag or coat of arms, signalling device
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q806880]]"
  3. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 6166
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 6166, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167478465|FLAG (#167478465)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'n'm"
  4. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → flags
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: flags, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289925626|flags (#289925626)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Connects with → flagpole
    Shape → rectangle, triangle, square
    Made from material → cloth
    Local thumb → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0209432-vlajky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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